The life and work of George-Etienne Cartier

Friday, May 11, along with our teacher, we were in the old port. We visited a national historic site located in the heart of old Montreal.

The House of Cartier.
By visiting this house, we learned about the life and work of George-Etienne Cartier,lawyer, businessman and politician. His father and grandfather were  merchants. He was married  and he had  two daughters Josephine and Hortense.
Cartier is one of the main architects of Canadian Confederation. In addition, he was a leading proponent of the railways.
He was also involved the development of several law to accelerate modernization. He was the instigator of several reforms.
He worked all his life to the defense of French Canada. He died in London in 1873. When he died, her wife decided to live in France.
No family ties exist betwen Georges-Etienne Cartier and  the explorer Jacques Cartier.
We loved the museum. We felt at the time with this historical reconstruction that respects the old times and trends of the time.
I think we all returned to the 19th century, live in a life time of the Cartier family



-Saida